Jacob lewin



(NoMoal.)

J. LEWIN.

SOFA BED.

No. 492,729. Patented Feb. 28, 189s. l

A TTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..l

JACOB LEWIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SOFA-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 492,729, dated February28, 1893.

Application tiled August 1], 1892.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.-`

Be it known that I, JACOB LEWIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Sofa-Beds, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to an improvement in bed lounges or sofa beds andthe object of the invention is t0 obtain a device which can be readilyand easily operated as set forth in the following specification andclaim and illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of the device closed. Fig. 2, isa plan view of Fig. 1.Fig. 3, is a plan view ot' the device opened or drawn out to form a bed.Fig. 4, is asection along a.' x Fig 2. Fig. 5, is a section along y yFig. 1. Fig. 6, is a section along z z Fig. 3, showing the bottom of thefixed frame raised or elevated.

In the drawings the letter A indicates a stationary frame or base and Bis a horizontal sliding frame to which a link or arm C is jointed orpivoted at D. Said Vlink C is jointed or pivoted at E to lever Ffulcrumed at G at the lower part of the stationary frame A. The lever Fhas cords or connections I-I I extendingto a hand lever K fulcrumed at Lon the back of the stationary frame A. When the lever K is swung in thedirection of arrow l (Fig. l) the cord I is pulled or drawn to swing thelever F and link C to move or slide the frame B from the position shownin Figs. 1 and 2 to the position shown in Fig. 3 so as to form a bed.i/Vhen the hand lever K is swung in the opposite direction the cord H ismoved or pulled to swing the lever F and link C for moving the frame Bback to the position shown in Fig. 1 to form a lounge. The stationaryframe A has a rising and falling bottom M and when the frame B is outthe bottom M is raised to a level with the cushion of frame B so as toform an even surface for the bed. To the bottom M and to the frame A arejointed or pivoted the swinging legs or supports N and Serial No.442,742. (No model.)

by means of a loop or handle O the bottom can be raised and the legs Nswung to the position shown in Fig. 6. When the bottom M is raised tothe position shown in Fig. 6 the cord P is tightened to move or swingthe movable head rest Q of bottom M to the position shown in Fig. 6 soas to be continuous with the headrest ot the lounge portion. The twohead rests can then be used to support pillows. The head rest Q isjointed or hinged at R and has an arm or lever S to which is connectedthe cord P said cord being also connected to the fixed frame A. When thebed is to be closed into alounge the bottom M is pushed or moved toswing the legs or supports N from the position shown in Fig. 6 to thelowered position shown in Fig. 4 when the head rest Q can swing in orfold and the sliding frame B can be drawn back to the position shown inFig. 1 to form a lounge.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a stationary frame and a sliding frame ot'alever for actuating the sliding frame and a rising and falling bottomfor thc stationary frame said rising and falling bottom being providedwith a movable head rest and a cord connected to the sta-` tionary frameand to the movable head rest for automatically raisin g the latter asthe bottom is elevated substantially as described.

2. The combination with a stationary frame provided with a rising andfalling bottom of a sliding frame, a lever fulcrumed on the back of thestationary frame, a second lever fulcrumed at the lower part of thestationary frame, cords or connections extending from the first to thesecond lever and a link or connection for connecting the second levertothe sliding frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence ot' twosubscribing witnesses.

JACOB LEWIN. Witnesses:

WM. C. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

